A Seminole County mother wrapped up in a controversy over medical treatment for her child has regained custody of her baby.

Casselberry police charged Sarah Markham with child neglect after she refused to take her newborn, Caleb, to see a doctor in June. She told officers she wanted to pursue a treatment that was based in her faith.

Markham and Josh Cooper, Caleb's father, said Wednesday that they can be a family again. Markham must provide the court with the visit she had with her nutritionist and make a new appointment with the pediatrician.

Caleb is 4 1/2 months old and has been in the care of his grandparents since his mother was arrested for child neglect.

Casselberry police got a locksmith and opened Markham's door after they said the mother refused to answer it. Investigators said she refused to take what doctors called her "dehydrated" newborn to the hospital. Caleb was 12 days old at the time.

According the arrest report, Markham wanted a second opinion and did not believe her son was dehydrated.

As a vegan and Seventh-day Adventist Markham asked the doctor if he had a "vegan" alternative. The child's pediatrician called the Florida abuse hotline.

"It's a travesty. It never should have never happened," said Caleb's grandfather, Bo Markham. "He does all the things that a 4 1/2 month old should be doing and he eats a lot."

Mark O'Mara, Markham's attorney, said he would like to hold the pediatrician to task, Dr. Chaban Carlos, who called the abuse hotline. But the family wants to move on and enjoy spending time with their baby.

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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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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (MyFoxBoston.com) A new mother is fighting for custody of her son, who she hasn't been alone with since he was 12 days old because of her vegan beliefs.

Sarah Markham's baby was taken from her because she opted not to take him to the hospital when he was losing weight.

Now she's fighting to get him back while she faces criminal charges.

"They've kept a child away from Mom, said attorney Mark O'Mara. My client can only see her child once a week or twice a week because they're requiring the child be out of county."

Sarah Markham was arrested in June when her son was less than two weeks old. He had lost 10 percent of his body weight.

But instead of taking the boy to the hospital under doctors' orders, Markham wanted to try supplementing breast milk with vegan formula.

Markham is a Seventh-day Adventist, according to an arrest report, and holistic healing is in line with her beliefs.

WFTV's Karla Ray asked O'Mara if it rose to the level of child neglect.

O'Mara said Markham is only allowed supervised visitation a few times a week at the order of Seminole County Child Protective Services.

Markham is set to face a judge on Wednesday to fight to regain custody of the now-healthy boy while she faces criminal charges.

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