Chelsea Clinton is waiting to find out the gender of her baby because , as she told CNN 's Fareed Zakaria , `` there are so few mysteries in life ... in which any answer is a happy one . '' Clinton and her husband , Marc Mezvinsky , announced in April they were expecting their first child . But no other details were given -- such as the due date or the gender of the baby . Recently , when any member of the Clinton family was asked about the sex of the child , they have said they do n't know because the couple wants to be surprised . `` My husband and I decided we would enjoy this mystery for , you know , the nine-plus months that we were granted , '' Chelsea Clinton said during a panel discussion on Ebola with Zakaria Tuesday . `` And we are eager to find out what God will have given us . '' `` Is n't it strange that the doctors around you know , but you do n't know ? '' Zakaria asked . `` No , '' she said . `` I think the doctors around me know lots of things that I do n't know . '' Chelsea is Bill and Hillary Clinton 's only child , and the focus on her first baby -- and the Clintons ' first grandchild -- has been intense . Even President Barack Obama weighed in , jokingly telling the audience at the Clinton Global Initiative Tuesday that if Chelsea went into labor while he was nearby , `` she has my motorcade and will be able to navigate traffic . '' Earlier this week , Bill Clinton dropped a baby hint when he told CNN that he hopes to be a grandfather `` by the first of October . '' Until then , the Clintons had kept Chelsea 's due date a secret . Chelsea Clinton 's full panel interview with Zakaria will air Sunday at 10 a.m . ET . What we know .
Chelsea Clinton : `` There are so few mysteries in life ... in which any answer is better than none. Attention on the child -- Bill and Hillary Clinton 's first grandchild -- has been intense . Bill Clinton told CNN earlier this week that the baby is due around October 1 .