First off, my log-in name is outdated. I have stopped flying for work for 2 years and am no longer a UA 1K. In fact, I am nobody (or what UA calls General Member).

I will be taking my 17-mth-old daughter to Bangkok in October and looking to use miles to award tickets. My dilemma is to choose between flying business class with 2 connections (IAH-SEA on CO, SEA-ICN-BKK on OZ) or economy class with just one connection (IAH-LHR on CO and LHR-BKK on TG). I am planning to get a separate seat for her in either case. I think it would be absolute torture for both of us to be on the 20+ hr flights (flight-time only) if she would travel as a lap child. Right now, she is not a good friend with her car seat. She is ok with a stroller but only for 30 mins. And, it must have been more than 2 months since the last time she slept in her stroller. And, that makes daddy very nervous about the trip.

Any thought/suggestions would be appreciated.