WBTB is KILLING my dream recall

[LombTheWizard]

I am really good at dream recall generally, but since i started doing WBTB i cant recall more than a flash of a dream. Usually i can recall around 5 dreams in the morning when i wake up(without WBTB) but when i started to do WBTB, i cant recall after wake up in the middle of the night and even at the morning neither. I am a hard MILD user and the most important part of the MILD tek is the dream recall, and because of i cant recall, im very worried. Can someone help me? am i doing something wrong? is WBTB THAT necessary? PS: i generally use an alarm but i always woke up before it rings, but even waking up naturally, i cant remember a shit.

[FryingMan]

It takes experience and time to be able to learn how to navigate middle of the night wakings, recalling and journaling dreams, and falling back asleep. There is no question but that noticing wakings (naturally, alarms are discouraged) more throughout the night gives you more chances to recall the recent dreams, performa a technique like MILD, and increase chances for a LD in the following sleep cycle. Lucid dreaming is all about becoming deeply familiar with the process of sleeping and dreaming. Give it time, keep careful records, and you'll figure out what works best for you. It's a lifetime practice, don't worry too much about occasional roadbumps, they're all part of the process.

[Gejoh]

Do you move around a lot when you wake up or get up and walk around before trying to remember? When I move my memory gets basically erased, so what I usually have to do is stay totally still when I wake up and remember as much as I can. Then I get up to record.

[LombTheWizard]

the funny part is if i stay still i fall back asleep literally in 2 sec at most