First 5-6 hours = no memory...

[Tsukin]

For some reason after 5-6 hours I can't remember any dreams or even believe any dreams may have occured during those 5-6 hours. Only after I go back to sleep and wake a 2nd time do I remember a dream. Is this common? Should I be remembering something from the first 5-6 hours?

[Hate]

I don't think that's anything to worry about. Earlier in the night your sleep is deeper and it's somewhat harder to recall those dreams which happened that early. Also when you wake up in the middle of the night the rest of your sleep might be not so deep as it would be without the wake-up. Also I think your dream recall will increase when you get more experienced with it.

[Mystical_Journey]

I often experience the same problem, i sleep for 7-8 hours without any dream recall, so i usually go back to sleep for another few hours and waste a good part of the day (lol). I dont use techniques anymore but i used to wake up after about 4 hours sleep, read for 30min on dreaming then try to will myself back into dreaming, that used to help to remember dreams. Dream Recall difficult to master, especially if you have a few beers