Early Night Time Waking

your picking her up/rocking her, probably enabled her to get out some built up gas.
Gas pain hurts.
My daughter was like that. She had lots of gas pain and rarely burped or farted. We used infant gas drops for her which helped a lot.

But babies wake. They just do. And there are not always reasons for it... they are developing in so many ways... that they get tweaked.

Also be sure to feed on demand.... so her growth-spurt needs/intake is keeping pace with her growth. You said that for the past 3-4 weeks (that would have made her 9 months old)... and this was a growth-spurt time. So... it may be that she is just hungry... and her intake needs has increased... but is not keeping pace with her increased intake needs. Thus, she may be waking because of hunger.
Every 3 months... is a growth-spurt time in a baby. For the 1st year especially... it is important to feed on demand, for these reasons.

all the best,
Susan

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Considering that your daughter is only 10 months old, she's still very young to be considered able to sleep through the night.

It could be a number of things waking her, from a burp like you stated to night tremors, to being cold or hot, et cetera.

I see it as nothing to worry about, but just something that you and your husband have to accept as part of being parents. Try reading "The Vital Touch" by Sharon Heller...it's a fantastic book for new and to-be parents.

Good luck.

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Hi M.,

My daughter is 9 months when she had continuous ear infections for about a month. She got used to us coming in at night to comfort her because she was in pain. We let her fuss a couple of nights (after she was all better!) and on the 3rd night she slept from 8:30-6:00.

Good luck!! Hang in there!!

You have gotten some good answers, but it could also be teething. My daughter always woke up when she was getting a tooth. Infant Motrin worked better than Tylenol for her.

Object permanence. She now realizes that when you are out of the room, you still exist and she wants you in there. That's the age where it really peaks. This is the time where some say Ferberizing your baby is necessary - but everyone has a different opinion on that. You can ask your pediatrician, but ours recommended that we just don't go in after checking the first time to make sure there is nothing overtly wrong. It should only last a few days if you don't go in. If you keep going in, she'll realize that she just has to cry a little longer and harder before you come in... etc....it's a catch 22. Stay strong!