Doing MKE-FLL now with wife. She is Gold and we have 7 month old baby.

Going MKE-FLL I was upgraded both flights she only MKE-DTW.

MKE-DTW No pre-boarding of families with small children. we both boarded with First class; back of bus had only 20 seats sold.

DTW-FLL No pre-boarding of famileis with small children. She boarded with me during FC and one agent tried to stop her but the other agent said she was with e so it was ok.

On way back I've been upgraded both segments, she has not cleared either. EF shows 0 "R" class.

Maybe NW does not pre-board families with small children anymore.

Even though I'm at 100% (10 segments) this year, it looks like she is going to be 1/4.

With me leaving, going back to AA, it does not matter, but I can see the upgrades getting more difficult especially where DL had RJ for parts of an itinerary where NW had mainline.