Not sure why the negative comments on here, people have obviously not seen or used one of these! I bought this:
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation
when my baby had a cold and I could not recommend it enough! I found the "bulb" version was complete rubbish. This one has a filter in so no way are you going to get any in your mouth and you can get loads of snot out. My baby got a bit stressed and panicky when she couldn't breath through her nose so this was invaluable.