After your baby is born, it may seem as though all the symptoms you've been contending with over the last nine months or so will evaporate instantly and you'll suddenly be in tip-top shape. But that's not the case for most women, and many experience postpartum symptoms like vaginal bleeding. Rest assured that it's normal and temporary. What is postpartum bleeding or lochia? Vaginal postpartum bleeding, or lochia, is the heavy flow of blood and mucus that starts after delivery. For about three da