A mother accused of refusing to feed her underweight newborn formula was given back custody of her baby on Wednesday.

Sarah Markham was arrested in August on child neglect charges because she didn't want to feed the baby the formula the doctor gave her, citing her vegan beliefs, according to authorities.

Markham said the formula the doctor recommended to her had animal byproducts and wanted a vegan option.

According to Casselberry police, a pediatrician told Markham that her baby needed to be admitted to Florida Hospital South for treatment because he was dehydrated and was losing weight. She was arrested at her home in August, and the baby was given vegan formula at the hospital.

In a Department of Children and Families hearing on Wednesday, she received custody of her baby, and in a few days, the complaint should be dismissed, according to Markham's attorney, Mark O'Mara.

Markham will be back in court next week on child neglect charges.

"After more than five months of fighting DCF, Sarah can still not be with her child unsupervised," O'Mara wrote in a post on his website. "The babys father put his job in jeopardy to make important court dates. Their lives have been turned upside down, and now we have to focus our attention on defending Sarah against the pending criminal charges. That is disgusting."

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Vegan mom gets back custody of baby, still facing criminal charges