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Well I'm not actually doing WBTB, I'm trying to stay well away from WILDs right now...
Hey don't get me wrong there. Alot of my DILDs have been after a WBTB, whether or not I meant to wake up early. Sometimes what happens is, I'll wake up early for whatever reason, then as I am going back to sleep, I think of something like, oh let's say balloons. Then suddenly I'm in a nonlucid dream where I'm at work for example, and I think, "Hey, I was JUST in my bed thinking about balloons not 4 seconds ago!!" The WBTB isn't just for WILDs, it's all about waking up, getting your mind in a higher level of awareness, but still being tired enough to fall back to sleep while still retaining some of that level of awareness. It's a sweet spot, but it's so incredibly worth it to find it.

I think my sleep schedule has been a tad irregular, but I've been doing a dream journal every day and have remembered at least one dream for 2 weeks now(I'm also doing a 10-20 minute relaxation period before bed every night).
The relaxation thing before bed is really helpful. A DVA staff member named RareCola even wrote a Night-Time Routine Guide that has the aim to better prepare the mind for lucid dreaming before bed: http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...-lucidity.html

Should I take more time off to focus on Dream incubation and also get my sleep back on track? Btw, thanks for responding so quickly
Anytime, that's what we're here for. That said, if you ever have a question in your workbook and I miss it for whatever reason, please feel free to PM me and redirect me to your question or concern. Anyway, I think that while you get your sleep back on track, you could still work on dream incubation. For example, you could pick a relaxing, serene dream environment where you imagine yourself getting lucid. That way, it won't deprive you of sleep, but will still gear up your mind for lucidity.

I hope some of what I've said resonates with you. I'm always checking my PMs, if not posts, should you have further questions. Good luck and I look forward to your next lucid!