2yo transition to toddler bed, slow/no progress

So a few days ago our 23mo daughter climbed out of the crib for the first time, and once she figured out she that she could, was climbing out pretty much immediately if we tried to put her back in. So the following day we converted the crib down into the toddler bed configuration, showed the new room to our daughter (not much of a reaction, either positive or negative), and waited for night time to see how the transition would go.To the extent that we could, we have kept the bedtime routine as close as possible; bath, offer milk (though the past ~3 weeks she has been refusing milk in the mornings/evenings), 3-5 bedtime stories, then bed. The only change is that we have moved her to her bed before starting the stories.All seemed to be going well up until the point at which the stories were finished and it was time to say goodnight; at that point if I made any attempt to leave her bedside (not even talking about leaving the room) she got inconsolably upset, she rolls off the bed (she is still in a sleeping bag / grobag type of deal), and would crawl after me and work herself into a tantrum that she can't come down from. I have been trying to calmly put her back in her bed, but I can tell you she was anything but calm!So the current state of affairs is that one of us needs to lying down next her bed until she finally drops off, then we leave the room. After that, if she wakes up during the night (which is happening 5-6 times, one longer sleep followed shorter 60-90min stints), and we again have to stay with her before she falls asleep.I know its early days, but my wife and I are really taken aback about how violent the reaction has been to the transition, as previously she was a good sleeper. All that being said there are a couple of circumstances that are not ideal timing: she recently got back from a 10-day trip away where the sleeping arrangements were co-sleeping (unavoidable unfortunately), maybe a bit of residual jet-lag from the trip and she has picked up a mild cold that has been going around daycare recently.Has anyone else experienced anything similar or have any thoughts to share? Thanks for reading.​ via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2RiXEeK