Again, it sounds like you are doing a great job.

Can I story top? Hehe... I've got a friend going through IVF for #2... I had to employ this technique myself, I wasn't that close to her when she had #1 but this time we are closer, I texted her after her procedure to harvest the follicles to ask how it went and she rang me, so I then proceeded to bite my tongue and say only things like "Ok, what does that mean? How do you feel? What happens now? Are you ok? What are your thoughts on that?" for a good forty minutes or so.

It was hard... but she said at the end "Thanks for letting me ramble. I really appreciate your support." so I felt like I'd achieved my aim of being just a supportive friend!

Keep it up