Dream Recall Trouble

I just want to preface this that I may repeat what the others have said, so, I apologize if that does indeed happen.

Dream recall fluctuates so much - one week I'm remembering multiple dreams and the next week I'm struggling to even remember a split second of a dream. It just happens, even if you're doing everything "right". That being said, there may be some things that are happening that aren't the best for inspiring recall.

I'm just going to be saying some general things that could be harming dream recall - the first being not getting enough sleep. For the past few days, I've been woken up about an hour before I would naturally wake up, and falling asleep much later than I normally do. Last week, I got a 5 hour sleep with no nap in the day, and I couldn't recall anything. The results have been the same with a 6 and 7 hour sleep - I've been having very inconsistent dream recall to the point of questioning if they were dreams or random thoughts I had when I was falling asleep.

Also, are you naturally waking up or is something or someone else waking you up? I find that if my dog (he's very cute, but, definitely not helping me with recall) wakes me up, dreams fade much quicker if they were mundane. Speaking on that, I do often let dreams go if they were "mundane" or "boring" and though I know better, I still do. Again, these are just some reasons why I find my dream recall slacking, yours may have different reasons or no reasons at all!

For getting dream recall back, I personally just try and remember dreams I've had before, even if they were older dreams. I also try and talk to my friends about dreams I've had recently and that seems to bring back some recall. If you have a dream journal, look through it. I find that looking back at the dreams I had written down anywhere helps.

As for WILDs, while I've never had one, I've been somewhat close. This is all a matter of "do as I say, not as I did" due to me not being able to obtain a WILD yet. First off, don't be afraid of sleep paralysis kicking in. While I move during my WILD attempts, I move due to the fear of a sleep demon appearing in my doorway, even though I know the chances are low (but that does very person to person). I would recommend using some sort of anchor when trying to obtain a WILD due to how my mind can quickly spiral away from my mind focus. I use guided meditations for this, and though they are ones for "shifting", they do work well for keeping your mind steady and focused. If guided meditations aren't your flavor or anchoring doesn't seem to be working, have patience.

Again, lucid dreaming varies person to person, so, I could be saying things that don't relate to you but relate to others. Don't worry to much about dream recall fading because it does fluctuate for most people. Good luck on your journey!