Yep, those weight estimates are often out on ultrasound - things like a short femur or a small head can skew things massively.
It is so hard being on bedrest. The week before I was admitted I'd walked 10 miles around San Francisco.. I'm a very proud person and hate asking people to do things for me so it was a big shock to the system (and yes, I got very depressed) feeling so helpless. Needing to call a nurse just to bring something to me that I could physically get to but wasn't allowed to just felt all wrong. But they really, really do understand and they would far rather you called them, they really would.
It is a big shift in thinking to basically become "lazy". With little else on my mind I spent a lot of time getting very low, dwelling on everything and feeling very isolated and lonely, even when I was back in the UK (you soon find out who your real friends are..) You know you are doing it all for your baby but when you're scared if your baby is even going to be okay (fwiw I think yours will be just fine but that's easy for me to say!) then it's hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel.
My way of dealing with it afterwards was to run the London Marathon (I was never a runner before) for the Miscarriage Association because it was such a ridiculous contrast to how I'd spent those four months.
Weirdly I had a social worker come round and chat with me in the US hospital to assess my mental health and ability to cope - perhaps you will get the same? I also had a dietician which was nuts! The food department would ring me up and suggest food to me if I'd forgotten to order from my crazy posh hotel room service style menu complete with steak(!) The NHS this ain't! Still confused about the breakfasts though, sausage and maple syrup are not right.
My friend who went from 26 to 33 weeks with pPROM had fluid leaking out constantly, and rarely had more than a tiny pocket of fluid. There were concerns over the baby developing properly which I think is why they took the baby in the end - there was no actual labour. Obviously every case is different but I wanted to give you a bit of hope!
It would be great if you could get to spend some time away from the hospital even if it's not at home.. your doctors would be the best people to know if that will happen. I really hope you get through the next week and maybe they will start thinking about longer term plans.
For what it's worth as well on a pregnancy forum I've been on for years I have heard so many great reports for babies born at 28 weeks.. it's a long journey in the NICU but the outcomes are so good :)
Hang in there. Just think of the story you will be able to tell your baby one day!
LL I am so sorry, I can't imagine.