Refusing feeds/drinking less

My little one is nearly 16 weeks old, for the past nearly 3 weeks she has gone from drinking 7oz bottles to now only roughly 4oz sometimes less/more but never more than 6oz. She is soooo fussy when feeding, pushing the bottle out her mouth, trying to look around everywhere & then she cry’s because she wants it. Some feeds are now taking 25+ minutes because she’s just messing around so much. We have tried a bigger teat & she instantly choked as the flow was too fast for her. We’ve tried walking around feeding her, feeding her in a different room, nothing seems to make a difference.

Her naps have also become non existent, 20-30minutes a time if we’re lucky!
Could this be the 4 month regression?

Any advice welcome !!! I feel I’m throwing more milk down the sink than she’s drinking🥲 she’s still gaining weight well & remains following her percentile from birth, plenty went nappies & otherwise still her very happy self!
Thank you🫶🏼

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