Watch 16 and Pregnant Season 3 Episode 3

"Jamie"

Jamie McKay is a 17 year old senior honor student and student council member from Asheville, North Carolina who is pregnant by her boyfriend Ryan McElrath. McKay wants her daughter to have the father that she never had. Her boyfriend, however, has lost his license due to multiple speeding tickets and a DUI. McElrath does not attend McKay's doctor apppointments (due to court dates and meetings with his lawyer), and McKay's father finds out through MySpace that she is pregnant. McKay's mother and McElrath get into mild confrontations, which leads to McElrath ignoring McKay. When McKay goes into labor, she is unable to reach McElrath, and he shows up at the hospital 5 hours after McKay has been in labor. She then gives birth to a daughter, Miah Christine, in October 2010. After Miah's birth, McElrath wants to spend time with Miah, but only at his house without McKay. When McKay returns to school, she finds out that McElrath has been seeing another girl behind her back for months. McKay changes her phone number and agrees that it is better to let court settle their custody dispute because she is trying to ensure that both of their parental rights are protected for the best interest of their child.