You seem new here, so welcome to DreamViews.

I have the same problem sometimes. The only way I can think of to get around that is to not think about swallowing. Even if you say to yourself, "Hey, I'm not swallowing at the moment!", you most likely will.

I don't think you have to be paralysed before transitioning, although I'm not sure. I'm hardly an expert at WILD, so maybe someone else can fill you in on that.