Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Hello and welcome on the Board!
Maybe you use a needle with a low quality and it is getting blunt very quickly. Some needle brands loose their nickel cover very soon because of your hand perspiration. Does your needle look dark grey and without glance? That indicates the loss of the nickel cover. I think it would be a good idea to try another brand.
I agree with Andrea. That sounds to me like the needle is getting blunted quickly.
Personally I have never ever heard of running a needle through bees wax, only my thread and I do that to help prevent it knotting up.
A good quality needle will slide and glide through the quilt sandwich like a hot knife through butter and do so for a very long time. Ditch those dritz needles (or clover brand) and try a good quality quilting between. You will be amazed at the difference. My personal choice is Roxanne. Many hear like John James. There are lots of quality needles out there.