B.,
I was on bedrest for 13 weeks with my fifth child (now 10 months old). I was in and out of the hospital (6 admissions in all). I did not have my water break like you did, but I had an irritable uterus. I couldn't even sit up without starting contractions. My dad is a neonatologist, so you can imagine I got a lot of medical advice from him as well as from my OBs. The most important thing you can do is to take bedrest and everything the doctors tell you seriously. Don't try to sneak out of bed. It's not worth it.
I started bedrest at 27 weeks. I had already been considered high risk because my previous children had been born with immature lungs (even without being premature) and had each spent about 2 weeks in the hospital. They weren't even sure my baby would survive if he went full term. Needless to say, there was good reason to worry. I wouldn't let anyone throw me a baby shower until I was almost 40 weeks, and I didn't do baby decorating and such. I know what it's like to be scared and just want your baby to be here and healthy. Women today (including me) take a lot for granted when it comes to childbirth. My husband's grandmother lost four of her eleven children within a day of birth. That's unfathomable to us now. It is scary, but you are also in very good hands.
On the happy side, all five of my children are healthy and well with not a single lingering problem. We are very blessed to live in a place and time in which we have access to such wonderful health care. I know our health care system isn't perfect, but I also know that four of my five children probably wouldn't have lived if they'd been born 100 years ago or even today in a different country. I know the doctors will do the very best they can for you.
You've already been at this for 2 weeks, so I imagine you have all your helpers and systems in place. Having help and support is so important. I had a four year old during my bed rest (and a 10 year old, a 9 year old, and a 7 year old). Needless to say, I had help.
Which hospital are they going to put you in? I went to Northside Hospital in Atlanta. They have beautiful rooms (the best in the hospital) for the High Risk Perinatal women (because of the long stays involved) and excellent care. They are very flexible about visitors, have their own video and book library, have a service where women will come play board games and other things with you (teach you to knit, etc.), and they will even let you bring rugs, lamps, wall pictures, etc. from home. They even have a music lady that comes around to do relaxation help. They also have great food.
If you are going to a different hospital, be sure to find out what they have available and what they'll let you do. You'll get to know the doctors and nurses, and they will want to do everything they can to help you (including emotionally) and your baby.
I will be happy to talk to you on the phone or email or send personal MamaSource messages back and forth with you if that will help. There are also support networks of women who have gone through this and then volunteer to help those who are now going through it. It's like a big sisterhood.
I'm glad you can get on the computer/Internet. That was one of the biggest helps in keeping my sanity. I do bookkeeping for my husband's business from home, and I was able to lie on my side and work on the computer and still feel useful for at least a little while each day. I got really good at typing one handed and using the mouse while lying down. I also enjoyed emailing. What kind of arrangements do you have for bedrest? Who is helping you? How do you spend your time?
I know this is long, but I forgot to mention that I was on a progesterone shot study. A nurse came out every week to give me a shot. I also received two rounds of steroids to help lung development. They had to stop my labor so much, I started to feel like a human pincushion. It's all so much easier to think about now in hindsight. This will pass, but in the meantime, please let me know what I can do to help.
May God bless you and your family.
L.