Rebecca Eckler

Rebecca Eckler is a Canadian journalist employed by the National Post from 2000 to 2005, when she was among a number of staff let go by the CanWest newspaper chain. During her years at the paper, Eckler was best known for -- and often derided for -- her confessional brand of what Jeffrey Simpson referred to as "me, myself and I" journalism as she described her life with a man known only as The Fiance, her eating habits, her friendships and her feuds.

By her own admission, Eckler became pregnant on the night of her engagement party and published a book in 2004 entitled Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-Be[1]. The book was roundly criticized for Eckler's seeming obsession with her weight gain during the pregnancy. She is also renowned for having written a piece for the New York Times[2] about falling in love with another man while pregnant with her fiance's child.

Eckler's freelance pieces appear in magazines like Chatelaine, where she most recently wrote about opting for an elective C-section while pregnant with her daughter, and in the Globe and Mail, where she writes a brief piece every Saturday about various "mommy" products and services.

Rebecca Eckler currently lives in Calgary with "The Fiance," Stephen Chetner, a Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer lawyer. Together they have a daughter, Rowan Chetner born October 2003

Eckler also has a blog, NinePoundDictator, which has prompted the creation of a parody blog entitled NineGramBrain.