Can't reread previous text when replying to it

When I am responding to a text and want to refer back to that preceding text, I cannot see the text that I am responding to if I type a long text. I As long as my reply text is short I can still scroll back up to reread the previous message. However if my text message gets very long the text box continues get larger until it takes up the entire screen then I can't scroll back. All I can see is my text message. I can’t scroll back up beyond the text that I am writing. The only way I can see the previous text is to send my response and then I can see the text that I was responding to. This is occurring on all text messages that I reply to. It doesn't matter who I'm replying to. It's quite aggravating because when replying to a text it is helpful to be able to see the text that you’re responding to so you can address any multiple questions or comments. This issue just began after I updated to iOS 16.6.1. I've tried restarting the phone but that makes no difference.