How did you evaluate sources on pediatric vaccination schedules?

[KevinH]

As a new parent, I'm trying to make informed decisions about my infant's health, but I'm feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the standard pediatric vaccination schedule, especially with so much conflicting information online about side effects and timing. Our pediatrician is supportive but busy, and I don't want to come across as an anti-vaxxer just because I have questions about spacing out shots or the necessity of every single vaccine on the list. For other parents who have carefully researched this, what were the most reliable sources you found to understand the science and public health rationale behind the schedule? How did you balance your natural caution with the medical consensus, and what questions proved most valuable to ask your child's doctor to feel confident in your decisions?