It's perfectly normal for new parents to have worries about raising their children.

However, in a shocking new thread on secret sharing app Whisper, mothers and fathers have revealed why they regret ever giving birth to and raising their youngsters.

Some of the posts are heartbreaking and reveal the emotional pressure that parenting can inflict.

It's perfectly normal for new parents to have worries about raising their young children

Mothers and fathers have revealed why they regret ever giving birth to and raising their youngsters

Some of the posts are heartbreaking and reveal the emotional pressure that parenting can inflict

One parent wrote: 'I regret being a single mom because my son doesn't have a father and I can't give him what he needs or deserves.'

Another added: 'I sometimes regret having my son... my husband and I wouldn't be together and I would have a totally different life.'

A third said: 'Sometimes I regret having a baby so young. I feel so trapped.'

One added: 'I had to drop out of school in order to take care of my son. I feel so guilty that sometimes I regret having him because of this.'

This woman posted on Whisper: 'I regret having my son before I knew who I was'

One added: 'I had to drop out of school in order to take care of my son. I feel so guilty that sometimes I regret having him because of this'

This poster admitted on the social media app: 'My daughter is four and I regret having her'

Another wrote: 'I love my son but I regret the conception of him. I wasn't worth it. #babymamadrama'

Another wrote: 'I love my son but I regret the conception of him. I wasn't worth it. #babymamadrama'.

Some were bothered that their children reminded them of former relationships.

One said: 'I love my son with all my heart but I regret that he will forever link me to my ex wife. My biggest mistake.'

Others regretted keeping their children after being pressured to not have an abortion.

This parent added: 'Sometime I regret having a baby so young. I feel so trapped'

This parent said: 'I sometimes regret having my son... my husband and I wouldn't be together and I would have a totally different life'

One parent said: 'I let my family talk me out of an abortion and I regret it. As much as I love my son, don't ever let someone tell you what's best for you.'

Another wrote: 'I was pressured into keeping my baby by pro-lifers. They told me I'd love him when I saw him and learn to be a good mother.

'I still don't love my son and I'm miserable. I regret not aborting.'

One parent wrote: 'I regret being a single mom because my son doesn't have a father and I can't give him what he needs or deserves'

A final parent wished their child would not have to suffer through life's stresses and strains

Other messages are more light-hearted including one mum who says: 'Sometimes I wish I never had kids - that way I could sleep an extra two hours in the morning.'

A final parent wished their child would not have to suffer through life's stresses and strains.

One wrote: 'I regret bringing my son into this world. He's too good for this chaos, hate and war.'

This parent said: 'I love my kids but sometimes wish I never had them because my life would be a lot more simple'