To the OP's title in the thread, Does Continental hate Inter-continental babies? I think the answer is for the most part yes. I (and other parents I know) have had significantly better experiences on Lufthansa flying between USA and Europe than on Continental. The flight attendants are much friendlier and go out of their way to help you ensure your child is not a distraction to the other customers.

I wish I could say that it is just pure luck that we have had had better FAs on LH than CO, but we have done too many of these trips lately as have other families. The situation seems to be the same each trip.

It may not be so much that CO hates babies, but LH seems to like them.